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Pretty glib considering the non-factual current 5g conspiracy theory

• hawski 6y ago
  Whether it is factual or not is irrelevant for the public outcry over the next conspiracy theory. I'm not defending it, but we currently have a crisis of science authority. I'm not sure what to do about it though. I wonder if putting the system before lights at intersections would help to buy, so to say, people. If it would be cheaper and more convenient for them directly. I think the problem with 5g is that it is not entirely clear how better is it. Also there are probably more people driving, then using mobile Internet. Or at least more people that would protest such undertaking.
  • akira2501 6y ago
    > but we currently have a crisis of science authority Did science ever carry any authority on it's own? In the last few decades I've been living in the United States, I honestly don't think it has. > I'm not sure what to do about it though. I think what we're seeing now is really organized emotional manipulation on a massive scale. I seriously doubt that any of these conspiracies are truly organic, or if they are, that their current scale is organic. Worse still is it's impossible to determine who is doing the pumping. Is it "activist" groups looking for funding? Is it "corporate" groups looking for legal leeway? Is it bored kids on the internet looking for entertainment? As to what to do about it, I think the answer basically starts with a lot more investigative journalism. We don't do that anymore. It creates a vacuum that allows these groups to thrive.